2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$26,100
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,895 people earned their degree in aviation/airway management and operations, making the major the 362nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 430 aviation/airway management and operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 386 aviation/airway management and operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in aviation/airway management and operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aviation/airway management and operations programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the aviation/airway management and operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 7 Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Bachelor’s list. Lewis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Romeoville, Illinois. It awarded 70 bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 23 of the 6,437 students enrolled at Lewis University were GI Bill® students, of which 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,559. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lewis University]](/colleges/lewis-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ohio State supports 61,369 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio State]](/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Bachelor’s list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 117 bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees to qualified students.
SIUC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, SIUC supports 11,366 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full SIUC Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Bachelor’s list. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 75 bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees in 2020-2021.
WMU also made our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 584 of the 19,887 students enrolled at WMU were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Bachelor’s. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 16,294 students enrolled at Eastern Michigan University, 486 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 265 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,462. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Eastern Michigan Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
OHIO Athens also made our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 726 of the 25,714 students enrolled at OHIO Athens were GI Bill® students, of which 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,725. During this same period, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio University - Athens Campus]](/colleges/ohio-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Indiana State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Bachelor’s ranking. Indiana State University is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indiana State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 394 of the 10,829 students enrolled at Indiana State University were GI Bill® students, of which 217 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,688. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Indiana State Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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